Fare-register.



PATEN-TED JULY 11, 1905;

W. G. KIRGHHOPP.

FARE REGISTER.

'APBLIOATION FILED NOV. 29, 1901.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM Cr. KIRCHHOFF, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO SECURITY REGISTER COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MIS- SOURI, ACORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

FARE-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,508, dated July 11,1905.

Application filed November 29, 1901. Serial No. 84,119.

To all whom, it ntcty concern;

Be it known that I,WILLIAM Cr. KIRcHHoFF, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fare-Registers, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of myimproved fare-register. of the casing, showing the hinged panelspartially open.- Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the hinged panelsclosed. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the casing. Fig. 5is a plan view, on a larger scale, of my improved register, a portion ofthe dial being broken away to more clearly show the interior mechanism.Fig. 6 is a similar view with parts of the mechanism near the dialremoved to more clearly show the mechanism at the back of the machine.Fig. 7 is a detail elevational view showing some of the partsillustrated in Fig. 6 in a changed position. Fig. 8 is a similar viewshowing said parts in a diflerent position. Fig. 9 is a verticalsectional View through the register on line 9 9, Fig. 5. Fig. 10 is adetail sectional View on line 10 10, Fig. 5. Fig. 11 is a detailsectional view on line 11 11, Fig. 5. Fig. 12 is a detail elevationalView of the resetting-rod and part of its associate mechanism. Fig. 13is a similar view showing the parts in a different position, and Fig. 14is a detail view illustrating the manner of operating the compulsoryimpression mechanism. v

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in recordingfare-registers, the object being to provide a register of the characterdescribed for use in connection with railway rolling-stock, such asstreet-cars, for registering fares collected by the conductor, theconductor operating the register upon receiving a fare from a passenger.The fares collected by the conductor may be in the form Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view of cash fares or other fares, such as transfers,&c.

My improved register is designed to be manipulated in different ways toregister different classes of fares and to indicate on one dial by meansof separate indicator-hands the number of fares of each class registeredfor each trip.

In addition to the trip-register mechanisma totalizer is provided foreach class of fares, and this totalizer is designed to record the faresregistered on strips of paper, one of which, designated as the companysstrip, is arranged in the machine and inaccessible to the conductor,while the other strip, known as the conductors strip, may be insertedand removed at will. However, with regard to this conductors strip animportant feature of my invention resides in a compulsory impressionmechanism, which records the condition of the register upon theconductors strip, as well as on the companys strip, at each insertion orremoval of a conductors strip. Inthis manner a conductor in turning inhis strips to the company is responsible for fares recorded thereon, andas each conductor is provided with strips it follows that the conductorsare individually responsible to thecompany only for fares registered asrecorded on his strips. This is important, as in most systems conductorsare called upon to make a certain number of trips in a specified time,after which they are relieved from duty in order to eat a meal, &c., andthe car is turned over to another conductor, known as a relief man. Asthe regular conductor leaves the car he takes his strip with him andbefore being able to remove the strip must make a compulsory impressionon his strip,

so that the condition of the register is recorded thereon at the timethe car is turned over to the relief man. Before the register can beoperated the relief man must insert his strip, and in so doing iscompelled to record the condition of the register thereon, which shouldcorrespond with the condition of the register as recorded on the stripof the regular conductor previously removed. In this manner the regularconductor is responsible only for the fares recorded on his strip, whilethe relief man is responsible only for fares registered and recorded onhis strip.

My invention consists in the construct-ion, arrangement, and combinationof the several parts, all as will hereinafter be described and afterwardpointed out in claims.

In the drawings 1 have illustrated but one of several forms ofmechanisms which are capable of use in carrying out my invention, andwith respect to the devices illustrated I will say that some of them areshown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 683,471, grantedto me October 1, 1901. Ido not herein claim those old devices, except asthey are combined andarranged with each other in a novel way to producenew results, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings, 1 indicates what I will term the back plate, which isprovided with a marginal flange 2, to which flange is secured acylindrical casing 3. This easing supports a dial 1, over which isarranged a protectingglass 5, said glass being held in position in anappropriate manner.

Referring now to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the casing 8 isprovided with openings 3 and 3 and that at the overlapping ends of saidcasing are inwardly-extending tongues 3" and 3. Hinged to the casing 3is a panel 6, which carries a support in the form of a plate 7 for aroll or spool of paper 8. The strip of paper coming from this roll iswhat is known as the companys strip and passes between the tongues 3 and3, as will hereinafter be more particularly described. The free end ofthis hinged panel 6 passes over a staple 9, which staple is designed toreceive a lock of suitable design to hold said panel and a panel 10 inposition, said lock also preventing said panels being opened by any oneother than the person holding a key to the lockusually an authorizedemployee of the company. Thepanel 1O referred to is provided with anopening 10, through which the conductors strip may be inserted andremoved, said conductors strip being indicated at b and being designedto pass under the tongue 3, as shown in Fig. 3. Panel 10 is alsoprovided with a tongue 10", which extends through the opening 3 andguides the end of the companys strip (indicated at a) inside of thecasing 3, or rather in the space between said casing and a guardshield11, arranged, as shown in Fig. 3, to form a housing and guide for thecompanys strip. It will be observed that this guardshield permits thecompanys strip to issue at a point above the roll 8, at which point thecompanys strip may fold without interfering with the mechanism, and inthis way while a number of impressions is made on the companys strip ina day a considerable length of the companys strip may be used withoutnecessitating its removal. In this respect the register can be operateda much longer time than is possible with the construction shown in myformer patent, where buta limited length of companys strip could behoused.

Referring now to Fig. 9, 12 indicates a rockarm mounted upon arock-shaft 13, to which arm 12 are attached the operating cords orlevers designed to be manipulated by the cond uctor. IVhen this arm 12is rocked in one direc tion, cash fares are registered, and when saidarm is rocked in the opposite direction tickets are registered. Theshaft 13, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, carries a rocking block 14,said block being in the form of a double cam, the working faces of saidcam being designed to cooperate, respectively, withindependently-operable levers. The levers with which the working facesof this double cam cooperate are indicated at 15 and 16, both of whichcarry racks 17 and 18, meshing with ratchet-wheels 19 and 20,respectively. These parts are so arranged that when the rock arm 12 ismoved to the left the cam, which I will designate as 1 1, will operatethe lever 15 and rotate the ratchet 19 the distance of one tooth, thecam 14E in this operation permitting the lever 16 to remain stationary.IVhen the rock-arm 12 is moved to the right, lever 15 remains stationaryand the lever 16 is moved to rotate ratchet-wheel 20 the distance of onetooth. These ratchet-wheels 19 and 20 are connected to the units-wheels,respectively, of two totalizers 21 and 22, each totalizer, as shown inFig. 11, consisting of a bank of wheels carrying printing-type on theirperipheries. I have not deemed it necessary to illustrate in detail themanner in which these driving-ratchets are connected to their respectivetotalizers, as this feature is unimportant, besides being well known.Furthermore, .I will state that the manner of actuating the wheels ofhigher order in the totalizers from the wheels of lower order may besuch as is commonly employed in accumulating or adding mechanism, asthey are called.

23 indicates a bell-crank lever having one member connected to a spring2 1 and having pins or projections 25 on the other of its members, whichbear upon the levers 15 and 16, respectively, whereby saidspring-pressed bell-crank lever is common to both of said levers 15 and16, and when either is actuated the spring-pressed bell-crank leverexerts its energy to restore the same and its connected rack to a normalposition.

26 and 27 indicate pawls which cooperate with the ratchets 19 and 20,respectively, for preventing a return movement of said ratchets afterthey or either of them have been advanced the distance of one tooth. Theoperation and construction of these detainingpawls, as they are called,are well under- IIO ' by a spring 35.

stood. I will state, however, that I prefer to employindependently-movable pawls for each ratchet.

Referring now to Fig. 6, it will be observed that the upper end of rack18 is provided with a cut-away or reduced portion'28, while the rack 17immediately therebeneath has a pin 29, to which is connected a spring30, whereby said single spring operates to hold both of said racksyieldingly-against their respective ratchets, besides permitting theindependent vertical movement of either. It will be observed in thisconnection that when the rack 18 is actuated the upward movement thereofrotates the ratchet 20 and that the downward movement of said rack inriding over the teeth of the ratchet carries the rack 17 down until therack 18 is permitted to drop behind the next tooth, when the spring 30will bring both racks l7 and18 to their home position in engagement withthe teeth of their respective ratchet-wheels, and that when the rack 17is operated the upward movement thereof rotates the ratchet-wheel 19 andthe spring 30 is directed to returning the rack 17 to its home position,the rack 18 idly vibrating or remaining stationary, as the case may be,while the rack 17 rides downwardly over the teeth in its downwardmovement.

31 indicates a plate which is secured to and movable with the lever 15,said plate, however, having no connection with the lever 16. This plateis guided in its vertical movement by suitable recesses or slots. Thebell-ringing mechanism is restored by this plate 31. Consequentlywhenever the lever 15 is actuated by the rock-arm 12 being pulled to theleft (to register cash fares) theplate 31 is vibrated and the bell isrung; but when the rock-arm 12 is moved to the right to actuate thelever 16 (and register tickets) the plate 31 remains stationary and noaudible signal is sounded.

I will now assume that from the position shown in Fig. 6 the parts havebeen moved to the position shown in Fig. 7 by rocking the lever 12 tothe left to register a cash fare. In this operation the totalizer-bankconnected to the ratchet-wheel 19 is operated; but the ticket-register,as it might be termed, is not actuated.

32 indicates a rocking plate which carries a bell-hammer 33, mountedupon a yielding support, as usual, which hammer is designed to strikethe bell 3 1. This plate and its carried bell-hammer are forced towardthe bell The plate 32 is provided with a downwardly-extending shoulderedprojection 36, which is designed to ride over the teeth of ratchet-wheel19, and in dropping over a tooth the spring 35 is allowed to act tothrow the bell-hammer toward the bell, as

shown in Fig. 8, the momentum developed in the bell-hammer in thisaction being suflicient to cause the hammer to strike the bell, as

shown by dotted lines. The extension 36 re-' ferred to is provided witha projection 37, which is designed to cooperate with a camface 38 on theplate 31 in such manner that when the plate 31 is raised the cam-face 38is out of the path of the projection 37; but when said plate 31 returnsto its normal or lowermost position the cam-face 38 engages theprojection 37 and rocks the plate 32 signed to cooperate with thebell-striking mechanism, which look becomes effective after the bell isrung and prevents the bell be-:

ing struck the second time unless and until the operator fully releasesthe arm 12 and permits the parts to be restored to normal position. Inother words, this look insures a full release of the register beforeanother fare of any description can be registered, and, in the event ofthe registration of a cash fare, before such fare can be registered andthe bell rung.

39 indicates a pin or projection on the plate- 32, which cooperates withthe dog 40, said dog being caused'to hug said pin at all times by aspring &1. When the bell-hammer plate is rocked by the ratchet-wheel 19to store up power in its impelling-spring 35, the dog 10 is moved to oneside out of the path of the rising pin 29 on the rack 17, as shown inFig.

'7. When the bell-hammer is tripped, or rather falls over aratchet-tooth, the pin 39 permits the dog 40 to strike against the pin29, and as the lever 15 moves downwardly to recover the rack 17 pin 29is brought below the dog 10, as shown in Fig. 8, permitting said dog toswing inwardly over said pin. As the rack 17 is now held in an outwardposition by reason of the apex engagement of its teeth, it follows thatany attempt to vibrate the plate 32 and ring the bell withoutregistering a fare, as by a sudden movement, will be frustrated by thepin 29 striking the lower end of the dog 10. When the arm 12 is releasedand the lever 15 permitted to return home, the rack will fall inposition in mesh with the'teeth of wheel 19 and swing inwardly, as shownin Fig. 6, but not far enough to escape the dog 10. The dog 10 willremain in the path of pin 29 until the plate 32 is rocked to move thedog to one side, as shown in Fig. 7. In

bell-hammer plate by moving the bell-hammer away from the bell. Toinsure the positive engagement of the teeth of rack 17 with itsratchet-wheel 19, the plate 32 is provided with a slot 42, against theouter wall of which the pin 29 travels in the upward movement of therack, as shown in Fig. 7. In this ligure it must be remembered thatplate 32, or rather the edge of said plate, in which is located the slot42, is traveling downwardly, while the rack 17 is traveling uijiwardly,so that the rack is held in positive engagement with its ratchetwheeluntil the shouldered projection 36 drops over a tooth of theratchet-wheel, permitting the plate 32 to swing to the position shown inFig. 8, wherein the wall of the notch 12 passes out of engagement withthe pin 29 and permits the downward movement of the rack in riding overthe teeth of ratchet-wheel 19 in its return.

1 have before stated that the ratchets 19 and 20 are independentlyoperable, and. referring to Fig. 9, it will be observed that the ratchet19 is keyed to a shaft 43, to the opposite end of which shaft is alsokeyed a gear 15, while the ratchet 20 has conjoined to it a gear 4. 1,said ratchet and its conjoined gear being loosely mounted on the shaft43. These gears H and 415 mesh, respectively, with gears 16 and 47,loosely mounted in a liXed stud 18, said stud also forming abearing-face for a shaft 18, said shaft carrying at its outer end a hand49. Gears 46 and 47 mesh with gears 50 and 51, the former of which iskeyed to a shaft 52, to which shaft is also keyed a pinion 54, while thelatter gear 51 has conjoined to it a pinion 53, said gear and itsconjoined pinion being loosely mounted on the shaft 52. Pinions 53 and54 mesh with gears and 56, the former of which is keyed to the shaft 18,while the latter is keyed to a sleeve 57, loosely mounted on the shaft48, said sleeve carrying at its outer end a hand 58. The hands 19 and 58are each formed with an eye in its inner end for receiving a projectionon a collar 59. The hands are secured in position on their respectivecollars by means of screws 60, and the collars are threaded to receiveeither the shaft 48 or the sleeve 57, as the case may be. Afterthreading the collars a saw-kerf is made to intersect the threadedopening and to make one side of the collar yielding to an extent,whereby the hand car ried by the collar may be adjusted to its properposition. A screw 61 is turned to spring one side of the collar and lockthe same on its shaft or sleeve. This screw 61 also passes through theeye of the hand and serves to hold the hand in position on the collar.

The dial-hands and associate mechanism are each restored to zeroposition by means of spring-pressed segments 62, there being two of suchsegments independently operable which engage with pinions 63 and 6 1,con-- joined to gears and 56, respectively. The

home position of the dial-hands, as well as the gears referred to, isdetermined by projections 65 and 66 on the gears which cooperate withyielding stops 67 and 68, mounted on laterally-movable plates 69 and 70,said plates being pivoted upon shaft 71.

72 indicates a frame carrying a bar '73, which bar passes throughL-shaped openings 71- and 75 in the plates 69 and 70, respectively. Thisframe 72 and its carried bar 73, as well as the shaft 52, are mountedupon and movable with a frame which I will designate as a casting 76,said casting being provided with perforated lugs embracing theresetting-shaft 7 7.

78 represents a centering-plate mounted on the end of a spring-pressedbell-crank lever 79, which centering-plate engages and locks the wheels50 and 51 when the casting 76 is moved upwardly upon the operation ofthe resetting-shaft. This centering-plate insures the meshing of gears50 and 51 with the gears 46 and 17 when the resetting-shaft reaches homeand the cast-ing 76 occupies its normal position.

At the completion of a trip the conductor is supposed to operate theresetting-shaft to restore the mechanisms (with the exception of thetotalizers) to a zero position. The recording mechanism is likewiseoperated from the resetting-shaft to make an impression on theconductors and companys strips to indicate the condition of the registerat the end of that trip. Furthermore, the tIlD-iDdlCflllOl' is operatedto exhibit In, Out, or East, WVest, 860., as the case may be.

In order to restore the dial-hands, it obvious that the gearing from theactuating rock-arm 12 must be disengaged at some point to permit thercstoring-segments 62 to operate. This break occurs between the gears-t6 and 47, which are stationarily mounted, and the gears 50 and 51,which are movably mounted in the casting 76. As the casting 76 movesupwardly to effect this disengagement the gears 50 and 51 are lockedagainst displace ment by the centering-plate T8 and at the same time thebar 73 is moved opposite the lateral enlargements of the openings 74:and 75. Springs connected to the plates 69 and move said plates to theright, so that the bar 73 is received in the lateral enlargements insaid plates or. either of them, and consequently the casting 76 cannotbe returned to its normal or lowermost position as long as thiscondition exists. However, the projections 65 and 66 when the gears uponwhich they are mounted are released and returned engage the yieldingprojections 67 and 68 and move the plates 69 and 70, so as to registcrthe vertical enlargements of the openings therein in alinement with thebar 73.

The casting 76 may now be returned to its normal position; but ifanything should happen to the restoring mechanism and the same isprevented from returning to its home po- Ill ' been initially moved toreset the register I ar- 'dicating the number of tickets registered.

sitionit is obvious that the casting 76 is locked in its upper position,and the register cannot be operated until the parts are released. Thepurpose of having the stops 67 and 68 yielding is to enable the gears 55and 56 to make more than one revolution on a single trip. Consequentlythe capacity of the register is unlimited. The dial is marked toindicate one hundred fares, and the hands which travel over the dial arepainted in differentcolorssay red and black-the red indicating thenumber of cash fares registered and the black ing in any trip eitherhand makes a complete revolution, the limits of the register will nothave been reached, the hands or either of them after passing zerocontinuing to register. In this connection I will state that if eitherof the restoring-segments 62 is moved so as to pass out of mesh with theteeth of its respective pinion the last tooth on the segment will simplyride over the teeth of the the hand may occupy at the time theresetting-shaft is manipulated and these restoringsegments become eflective.

The resetting-shaft above mentioned and which is indicated by thenumeral 77 is mounted in suitable bearings provided on the basecasting,and in order to prevent a return movement of said shaft afterthe samehas range a ratchet 80 thereon, with which ratchet cooperates a pawl oryielding lock 81, insuring the rotating of the resetting-shaft in onedirection only. The resetting-shaft also carries a cam 82, whichcooperates with a roller 83 on the casting 7 6, whereby said casting isvibrated.

84 indicates a pinion fixed to the resettingshaft, which pinion mesheswith a gear 85', said gear carrying a crank-pin 86, operating in a slotin the vertically-movable plate87.

This plate is appropriately guided in its move- Y ment and carriesatrip-indicator 88, said indicator-plate having upon it words indicatingthe direction of the trip. The recording or printing mechanism is alsooperated from this resetting-shaft and the condition of the registerindicated on the strips of paper at each operation of said shaft. Thisis effected through the cam 82, which cam, as shown more clearly inFigs. 12 and 13, cooperates with a roller 89, mounted upon the underside of a vertically -movable plate 90. provided with suitable slotsthrough which pass fixed pins or shafts to guide it in its movement.This plate has connected to it a pawl 91, held by a suitable spring inengagement with a ratchet 92,- fixed to the shaft,'upon which is mountedthe positively-driven paper-feed roller 93. (See Fig. 11.) This plate 90is also provided with a cam-face 94:, which cooperates with a projection95 on a rocking plate 96. Plate 96 always acts as a lock for some partof the register in whatever position it may be placed, and to accomplishthis it is provided with a downward extension 97.and a lateral extension98, the former, when the resetting-shaft is home, fitting in a notch inthe casting 76 and preventing said casting from rising until after theplate 96 is swung laterally, (the casting 76 being released only afterthe resettingshaft has made nearly half. a revolution.) When the plate96 is moved laterally and the casting 76 released, said projection 97moves into engagement with a notch in the plate 31, and consequentlylocks the lever 15 against operation, and at the same time the lateralextension 98 moves in the path of the lever 16 and prevents said leverfrom being operated. Thus if the resettingshaft is in other than a homeposition, no fares of any description can be registered in the machinenor can the machine be operated in any way except to complete themovement of the resetting-shaft and effect the operations resulting fromsuch movement. I will also state here that the initial movement of theresetting-shaft operates the locking-plate 96 before the casting 76 iselevated, and the casting 76 is permittedt0 return home before thelocking-plate 96 isfinally released.

99 indicates a post carried by the lower end of casting 76, in the upperend of which post is arranged an adjustable abutment 100. In the path oftravel of this abutment is located an arm 101, extending from a rockingpost 102, the inner face of which is flat, (see Figs. 5 and 11,) so thatwhen said post is rocked a platen-plate 103, loosely arranged inproximity to the flat face of said post, will be forced toward theprinting-totalizers, and, as the strips of paper are between saidplatenplate and the printing-totalizers, an impression will be made. Inorder that asingle impression may be madeon both strips of paper, thecompanys strip is preferably of thin paper, while the conductors stripis comparatively thick. The thin co'mpanys strip is nearest theprinting-type, and the impression "ing the companys strip to theprintingwheels,-said guide preventing the strip from contacting withmoving parts of the machine.

A spring is connected to the platen 103 for the purpose of holding thesame against the flat face of the post 102.

106 indicates a rocking frame carrying an. idle roller 107 on its freeend, which roller in the normal operation of the machine (see Fig.

11) serves to back the positive feed-roller 93. This roller isyieldingly held in its normal position by means of a spring 108. (SeeFigs. 5 and 10.) An extension 109 is arranged on the free end of thisrocking frame, said extension carrying a projection or roller 110 on itslower end, which is designed to cooperate with a cam 111, which isprovided with an operating-handle 112, extending to the exterior. Thiscam 111 controls the introduction and removal of the conductors strip,and the presence or absence of the conductors strip renders the registeroperative or inoperative.

In order to insert or remove the conductors strip, the cam 111 must beoperated, and this operation causes an impression to be made. If thereis no conductors strip in the machine and one is inserted, the cam 111must be in what I will term an open position to permit ot' theintroduction of said strip. \Vhen the strip is introduced, the machinecannot be operated until the cam is moved to what I will term a closedposition, and in being moved to this closed position an impression ismade on the companys and conductors strips indicating the condition ofthe register at this time. This compulsory impression, as I will termit, is independent of the resettingshaft.

I have in the above referred to the presence of the conductors strip asbeing necessary to enable the register to be operated. This is effectedby the manipulation of a locking device controlled by the conductorsstrip, said locking device being eflective when the strip is absent, sothat the rocking cams 14 cannot be manipulated; but when the conductorsstrip is present said cam-lock is released.

Referring now to Fig. 5, 113 indicates a roller which protrudes throughan opening in the ')laten-plate 103. This roller is mounted upon one endof aswinging plate 114, a spring being connected to said plate, so thatwhen the conductors strip is absent the roller will be permitted toprotrude through the opening and the plate 11 1 will consequently berocked, such rocking of the plate causing a projection 115 carriedthereby to engage in a notch in a disk 116, fixedly secured to thecam-block 14. (See Fig. 9.) However, when the conduetors strip isinserted the handle 112 must be depressed to throw its connected cam toan open position, when the eonductors strip may be inserted, and saidconductors strip must be introduced a suiiicient distance into themachine to engage the wheel 113 and move. the plate 114, so as todisengage its projection from the notch in disk 1 16. i/Vhen the cam 111is closed, it is obvious that the backing-roller 107 is in contact withthe feed-roller 93 and that any attempt to introduce the conductorsstrip between said rollers would be ineffectual, because the feed roller93 would be locked against such backward rotation by the pawl 91.Furthermore, the feed-roller 93 is provided with amilled periphery,which will prevent the slipping of the conductors strip over its surfacewhen the backing-roller 107 is in engagement therewith. Cam 111 isprovided with an opening 117, through which passesa pin 118 on the plate90. One end of this opening 117 is formed with a radial enlargement,which when the cam is closed receives the pin 118, permitting theresetting-shaft to be operated and the plate 90 to be vibrated only whenthe cam is closed. If the cam is in other than a full-closed position,the pin 118 will be located in the contracted portion of the opening 117and the plate 90 will be moved down, the plate'96 rocked laterally, soas to lock the levers 15 and 16 against operation, the handle 112 willbe located over the winged handheld of the resetting-shaft, preventingthe same from being turned, and the resetting-shaft cannot be operated.119 indicates a portion of this cam 111, which is shown in the drawingsas a separate piece fixed to the upper face of said cam 111. Thiscam-face 119 cooperates with the arm 101 in the impression-making post102, said cam projection 119 passing the end of said arm in the openingand closing movements of the cam 111.

From the above it will be observed thatmy improved register is capableof registering and indicating two classes of fares, said registering andindicating mechanisms being independently operable. So 'far as I amaware I am the first to arrange two indicating-hands of different colorto indicate different classes of fares, said indicating-hands travelingover the same dial. So Far as the registering mechanisms are concernedwhile they are independently operable they have common tea tures and aretreated collectively in several of the operations of my improvedregister. They are both operated from a common source, one of saidregistering mechanisms sounding an audible signal while the other doesnot sound any signal. Both registering mechanisms have independentaccumulating devices, but the impression-taking mechanism is common toboth accumulators. The resettingshai't operates to release bothindicating mechanisms; but independent means are provided for theirrestoration to a zero position. The resetting-shaft sets in operationthe impression-taking device common to both accumulators and alsoreleases a locking device cornmon to both indicators and sets inoperation locking devices individual to the registering mechanisms.

The manner in which the printing operation is effected by thereciprocation of the frame 76, resulting from an operation of theresetting-shaft, is shown in Figs. 5 and 10, wherein it will be observedthat post 99011 the reciprocating frame 76 has its adjustablecontaet-bolt 100 in alinement with the arm 101, which operates theplaten-plate 103. Thus upon the rotation of the resetting-shaft frame Instarting the machine the companys strip is threaded through the guide- 1past the accumulator and into its way between the casing and theguard-strip 11. This strip is inaccessible to the conductor or to anyperson other than one having a key to release the panels'6 and 10. Ininserting his strip the conductor must open the cam 111, and while saidcam is open no fare can be registered in the machine, nor can theresetting-shaft be operated. When the conductors strip is in properposition the registering mechanism will be released, and when the cam111, is closed the impression-making devices will be operated toindicate on the companys strip and on the conductors strip the condition of the register at the time the conductors strip is inserted. Theclosing of the cam not only releases the resetting-shaft, but alsoreleases the registering mechanism, so that fares can be registered inthe machine. Before the conductors strip can be removed the cam 111 mustbe manipulated and the condition of the register impressed on the stripimmediately before its removal. This is accomplished by means of theface a of cam 119, which face, as shown in Fig. 5, is in readiness whenthe handle 112 is moved downwardly to force the arm 101 up to compel aprintingimpression.- The highest part of cam 119 passes the end of arm101 in the downward movement of the handle 112, and when said handle isin its lowermost position arm 101 stands released and the channel forthe conductors strip is open. (See Fig. 1 1.) The conductors strip maynow be removed and another strip inserted. Before the machine can beoperated the handle 112 must be raised,

as above described, in which event face 6 of cam 119 will raise the arm101 and compel a printing impression during the movement of this cam toits home position. When in its home or normal position, as shown in Fig.5, the point of cam 119 is away from arm 101, and said arm relieves theplaten-plate 103 from pressure and permits the Companys strip and theconductors strip to be fed freely in unison when the feeding devices areset in operation either by rotating the resetting-shaft or by depressingthe handle 112 of the compulsoryprinting device, as hereinbeforedescribed.

In order to print the date on the strips of paper used in the machine, Iarrange a date- Wheel 120, having an axis of rotation common to theaccumulating-wheels. This date-wheel (see Fig. 11) has conjoined to it aratchetwheel'121, with which cooperates a pawl 122 on an arm 123. inproximity to the casing of the machine and is accessible only to thecompanys representative having a key which will release the panel Thisarm (see Fig. 5) extends 10. When the companys strip is removed atnight, the arm 123 is vibrated to set the date for the next day.

To illustrate the printing on the two strips, we will suppose thatthefollowing appears on the conductors strip which has just been removedDate Tickets. Cash Fares.

The last figures in the above indicate the condition of the register atthe time the strip was inserted, and the upper figures indicate thecondition of the register at the time the strip was removed. If anotherstrip is inserted, before the register can be operated a compulsoryimpression will be made on said strip as follows:

This indicates the condition of the register at the time the new stripis placed in position, and after the strip is in place whenever theresetting-shaft is operated the condition of the register will beimpressed upon the strips.

1 am aware that many minor changes in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of the several parts of my machine can be made andsubstituted for those herein shown and described without in the leastdeparting from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thusdescribed'my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, isv 1. The combination with totalizers for registeringdifferent classes of fares, of a separate and independent ratchet foreach totalizer, a separately-operable and independent pawl for each ofsaid ratchets, oppositely-disposed camfaces, and independently-operableparallel levers connected with said pawls and separately operated bysaid cam-faces; substantially as described.

2. The combination with totalizers for registering' different classes offares, of a separately-operable and independent ratchet for eachtotaliZer,'a separately-operable and independent pawl for each of saidratchets,

means for rocking each 'of said pawls, and a IIC of said pawls inyielding engagement with its ratchet; substantially as described.

4;. In a fare-register, the combination with totalizers for difi'lerentclasses of fares, independcntly-movable levers carrying pawls at theirends for driving said totalizers independently of each other, and a cammovable in opposite directions to operate said levers and their carriedpawls, said cam having working faces of different radii so as to movethe said levers and their carried pawls the same distance when the camis rocked in either direction; substantially as described.

In a fare-register, the combination with totalizers and actuating meanstherefor, of a plurality 01 parallel separately and independentlyoperable levers connected with said actuating means, a commonsimporting-pivot for said levers, a rockable cam with a plurality ofoppositely-disposed can1-faces cooperating with said levers, and a meanscommon to both of said levers for restoring them to normal position;substantially as described.

6. In a fare-register, the combination with pawl-carrying levers havinga common pivotal point and means for moving same independently, of aplate connected to one of said levers, and a rocking frame carrying abellhammer, which frame cooperates with said plate and with aratchet-wheel driven by the pawl connected to the plate; substantiallyas described.

7. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of aratchet-wheel, a rack for operating the same, a plate in which said rackis pivotally mounted, an arm for moving said plate, and a rockablebell-ha1nmer cooperating with said plate and with said ratchet-wheel;substantially as described.

8. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of abell-hammer, and independently-operable means for recovering saidbell-hammer after the registration of a fare; substantially asdescribed.

9. In a fare-register, the combination with two registering mechanisms,of a bell-hammer, means operated by one of said registering mechanismsfor tripping said bell-hammer and permitting it to move to an abnormalposition to strike the bell, and means independent thereof forrecovering said bell-hammer when the said registering mechanism is in anormal position; substantially as described.

10. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanisms, ofmeans for operating each of said mechanisms independently of the other,a bell-hamn'ier operated by one of said mechanisms only, and means forcausing said bell-hammer to move to an abnormal position to strike thebell; substantially as described.

11. In a tare-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofa ratchet-wheel for driving the same, a movable plate to which ispivotally connected a rack for operating said ratchet-wheel, a rockingplate carrying a bell-hammer, said rocking plate having a shoulderdesigned to ride over the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and a projectionon said rocking plate for cooperating with a cam-face on the movableplate, whereby, when said plate is in its home position, the bell-hammeris recovered; substantially as described.

12. In a fare-register the combination with registering mechanism, of aratchet-wheel for driving the same, a rack 17 co'iperating with saidratchet-\vheel, a plate 31 movable with said rack, said plate havingcam-face 38, and a rocking plate 32 carrying a bell-hammer, said rockingplate having a shouldered end piece 36 and a projection 37, the formercooperating with the teeth ot'the d rivin g-ratchet, and the lattercoo1.)erating with the cam-face 38; substantially as described.

13. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanisms, ofratchets each ol which is movable independently of the other for drivingthe same, independently-movable racks cooperating with said ratchets,means for operating said racks, a spring connected to one of said racksfor holding the same against its ratchet-wheel, and a projection on saidspring-pressed rack engaging the other of said racks to hold it againstits respective ratchet-wheel; substantially as described.

14:. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanisms, ofratchets for driving the same, means for moving said ratchets step bystep independently of each other, which driving means includes tworacks, a pin 29 on one of said racks engaging the other ol. said racks,and a spring For holding the rack which carries the pin against itsratchet; substantially as described.

15. In a tare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of adriving-ratchet therefor, a plate which is rocked when said ratchet isactuated, a pawl for operating said ratchet, a dog in the path ofmovement of said pawl, and means on the rocking plate for displacing thedog upon the initial movement of the operating-pawl; substantially asdescribed.

16. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of aratchet-wheel for driving the same, a pawl for o 'ierating saidratchet-wheel step by step, a dog in the path of movement of said pawl,and means operated by the ratchet-wheel for displacing the dog upon theinitial movement 01 said wheel substantially as described.

17. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of adriving-ratchet therefor, a pawl for operating said ratchet, abell-ringing mechanism comprising a rocking plate, and means operated bythe rocking plate for preventing the actuation of the pawl afterthe bellhas been rung and before said pawl is permitted to return to its homeposition; substantially as described.

18. In a fare-register, the combination with a registering mechanism, ofa driving-ratchet therefor, a pawl for operating said ratchet, a rockingplate carrying a bell-hammer, which is actuated by said ratchet, and alock in the path of the pawl which'is operated by said rocking plateupon the initial movement of the ratchet, whereby said lock is displacedlaterally, said lock becoming operative after the bell is rung;substantially as described.

19. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of adriving-ratchet therefor, a pawl for operating said ratchet, a dognormally in the path of said pawl, and a bell ringing mechanism operatedby said ratchet for displacing said dog and ringing the bell, saidmechanism, after the bell is rung,

permitting the dog to cooperate with the operating-pawl in such manneras to enforce the restoratlon of said operating-pawl to a home positionbefore another fare can be registered;

substantially as described.

20. In afare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of adriving-ratchet therefor, a pawl for operating said ratchet step bystep, a projection on said pawl, adog normally in the path of saidprojection, a rocking plate operated by the ratchet, a'bellham mercarried by said rocking plate, and a projection on said rocking platefor laterally displacing the dog upon the initial movement of theratchet; substantially as described.

21. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanisms,means for operating same independently, a dial, indicating-handsoperated by the registering mechanisms, re-

spectively, for indicating the number of fares registered on said dial,means for disengaging the registering mechanisms from theindicating-hands, devices for restoring said hands to a zero positionwhen so out of engagement with the registering mechanisms, and acentering-bar for insuring the proper reengagement of said parts;substantially as described.

22. In a fare-register, the combination with independently registeringmechanisms for registering cash-fare and transfers separately,

-of independent index-hands identified with said mechanismsrespectively, said hands indicating the number of fares registered oneach trip in each mechanism, a resetting-shaft for disengaging both ofsaid hands from their respective mechanisms, and means operated by saidresetting-shaft for taking an impression from both of said registeringmechanisms; substantially as described.

23. In a fare-register, an indicating means, a registering mechanism,type for recording the condition of the register upon strips of papersuperposed one upon the other, means for resetting the indicator andrecording the condition of the register upon said strips of paper, andmeans operable independently of said resetting mechanism for recordingthe condition of the register upon sald strips ust after one of them hasbeen inserted into, or

just previous to the removal of said strip from, the machine;substantially as described.

24. In a fare-register, an indicating means,

ting mechanism for recording the condition of the register upon saidstrips just after the insertion of the conductor strip, and a lock forpreventing the register from being operated until such record ismadeupon the strips; v substantially as described.

25. In a fare-register, an indicating means, a registering mechanism,type for recording the condition of the register upon two strips ofpaper superposed one upon the other, one of said strips being thecompany strip and contained wholly within the machine, and the other ofsaid strips being a conductors strip and removable from the machine,means for resetting the indicator and recording the condition of theregister upon said strips of paper, means operable independently of saidresetting mechanism for recording the condition of the register uponsaid strips just after the conductors strip is inserted into themachine, a lock for preventing the register from being operated untilthe record is made upon both strips after the conductors strip isinserted into the machine, and means for gripping the conductors stripafter its insertion to prevent its removal until saidindependently-operable impression device is operated to record thecondition of the register upon said strip previous to the release of theconductors strip by said gripping devices, said gripping devices beingoperable by said independently-operable impression means; substantiallyas described.

26. In a fare-register, an indicating means, printing-wheels, aresetting-shaft and connected mechanism for resetting said indicatingmeans and causing a compulsory recording, and an independently-operablecompulsoryrecording means adapted to grip the conductors strip after thesame is inserted in the machine and make an impression thereon;substantially as described.

27 In a fare-register, an indicating means,

printing-wheels, a resetting-shaft, and connected mechanism forresetting said indicating means, and causing a compulsory recording, andan independently-operable compulsoryrecording means adapted to grip theconductors strip after the same is inserted in the machine and make animpression thereon. and

means for preventing the operation of the register while thecompulsory-impression mechanism is in other than a home position;substantially as described.

28. In a fare-register, the combination with printing-wheels, of meansfor taking an impression therefrom, a resetting-shaft for operating saidimpression devices, and a compulsory-impression mechanism which isoperated independently of the resetting-shaft to cause the impressionmechanism to operate upon the removal of a strip of paper from, or theinsertion of a strip of paper into, position opposite saidprinting-wheels; substantially as described.

29. In a fare-register, the combination with registering and recordingmechanisms in the form ofindependently-operable banks ofprinting-wheels, 0f index-hands common to each mechanism, an impressiondevice, a resettingshaft for permitting the index-hands to be returnedto zero position and for simultaneously operating the impression device,and a compulsory-impression mechanism operable independently of theresetting-shaft for taking an impression from the printing-wheels beforea strip of paper is removed from the machine and after a strip of paperis inserted into position in the machine, said compulsoryiinpressiondevice locking the other mechanism against operation while in other thana home position; substantially as described.

30. Inafare-register, the combination with two independently-operablebanks of printingwheels which are adapted to register and recorddifferent classes of fares, of indicating devices common to saidregistering and recording mechanisms, a resetting-shaft for operati ngan impression mechanism whereby the condition of said registering andrecordingmechanisms is impressed on a strip of paper, means forrendering said registering mechanism inoperative in the absence of saidstrip of paper from the machine, means for feeding said strip of paperupon the operation of said resetting-shaft, and means for impressing thecondition of said banks of printing-wheels upon said strip of paperindependently of said resetting-shaft; substantially as described.

31. In a fare-register, the combination with printing-wheels adapted tobe actuated at the registration of each fare, of a continuous strip ofpaper contained within the machine and a removable strip of paperaccessible at all times from the exterior, said printing-wheels makingan impression through the continuous strip onto the removable strip,indicating devices connected to and operated by the mechanism whichoperates the printing-wheels, whereby the fares registered are indicatedon the face of the register, a resetting-shaft for disengaging saidindicating devices from the printing-wheels and permitting therestoration of said indicating devices to a Zero position, saidresetting-shaft locking the printingwheels against actuation when inother than a home position, means operated by said resettingshaft formaking an impression on said strips of paper, and acompulsory-impression mechanism capable of being operated when theresetting-shaft is in its home position; substantially as described.

32. In a fare-register, the combination with a resetting-shaft, of apaper-feed roller, means operated by said resetting-shaft for drivingsaid paper-feed roller, and mechanism independent of saidresetting-shaft for operating said paper-feed roller; substantially asdescribed.

33. In a fare-register, the combination with a paper-feed roller, of aresetting-shaft for operating same, mechanism independent of saidresetting-shaft for operating said roller, and an idle backing-rollerwhich is thrown into an inoperative position when said lastmentionedmechanism is operated; substantially as described.

34:. In a fare-register, the combination with a resetting-shaft, of aslidable plate operated thereby, a paper-feed roller, a pawl on saidplate for operating said roller, an impression mechanism operated bysaid resetting-shaft, and means independent of said resettingshaft foroperating said paper-feed roller and said impression mechanism;substantially as described.

35. In a fare-register, the combination with a resetting-shaft, of a compulsory-impression mechanism operable independently of said shaft, andwhich, in other than a home position, prevents said resetting-shaft frombeing operated; substantially as described.

36. In a fare-register, the combination with a i'esettingsliaft, of avibrating plate designed to be operated thereby, a papenfeed rolleroperated by a pawl carried by said plate, an impression mechanismoperated by said resetting-shaft, and a compulsory-impression cam forvibrating said plate and operating the impression mechanismindependently of the resetting-shaft; substantially as described.

37. In a fare-register, the combination with a vibrating plate 90, of aplate 96 operated therefrom, a resetting-shaft for operating saidvibrating plate, and a compulsory-impression cam capable of operatingsaid vibrating plate; substantially as described.

38. In a fare-register, the combination with a platen-plate, of aresetting-shaft for operating the same, and a compulsory-impression camcapable of operating said plate independently of the resetting-shaft;substantially as described.

39. In afare-register, the combination with a spring-pressed roller 107designed to cooperate with a strip of paper, of a cam 111 for saidpaper;'substantially as described.

40. In a fare-register, the combination with a vibrating casting 76carrying an adjustable abutment 100, of a resetting-shaft for vibratingsaid casting, and a platen-plate operated from said adjustable abutment;substantially as described.

4:1. In a fare-register, the combination with a vibrating casting 76, ofa resetting-shaft for operating the same, an adjustable abutment carriedby said casting, a flat-faced post having an arm in the path of saidadjustable abutment, and a platen operated by said post; substantiallyas described.

42. In a fare-register, the combination with a platen, of a fiat-facedpost for operating the same, an arm on said post, and a cam travelingpast the end of said arm, whereby said arm is operated by the movementof said cam in either direction; substantially as described.

43. In a fare-register, the combination with a cam 111 provided with aslot 117 and a projection 119, of paper-feeding mechanism, an idlepaper-roller, and a printing mechanism operated by the above-mentionedparts of said cam; substantially as described.

44. In a fare-register, the combination with a casing whose overlappingends are provided with guiding-tongues 3 and 3, said casing being formedwith an opening 3 of a hinged panel provided with a tongue for guidingthe paper passing outwardly through the casing through said tongues backin the casing through the opening 3 substantially as described.

45. In a fare-register, the combination with a casing, of a guard-stri p11 forming a papergu ide; substantially as described.

46. In a fare-register, the combination with a casing, of a guard-strip11 forming apaperguide, and a hinged panel for directing the paper intosaid guideway so formed; substantially as described.

47. In a fare-register, the combination with a casing, ofa guard-stripforming a guideway for a strip of paper, and a hinged panel providedwith a tongue for directing the end of the strip of paper into theguideway; substantially as described.

48. In a fare-register, the combination with a casing formed withopenings 3 and 3 the overlapping ends of said casing having tongues 3"and 3 of a hinged panel 6 carrying a spool for a roll of paper whichprojects through the opening 3, a hinged panel 10 provided with anopening 10 and tongue 10", said tongue projecting through the opening 8'of the easing when the hinged panel is in a closed position, and aguard-strip 11 forming a guideway for a strip of paper; substantially asdescribed.

49. In a fare-register, the combination with a dial-plate, of handstraveling thereover and having some distinguishing characteristicwhereby they indicate different classes of fares registered, registeringand recording mechanisms connected to each hand, means for operatingsaid mechanisms independently, a resetting-shaft for restoring the handsto zero position and causing the recording devices to impress thecondition of the register upon a strip of paper, and anindependentlyoperable compulsory-impression device in the path of meanson the resetting-shaft, said impression device being operated whenever astrip of paper is inserted into, or removed from the machine;substantially as described.

50. In a fare-register, the combination with a resetting-shaft having ahandle by which the same may be operated, of a compulsoryimpressiondevice, and a handle on said compulsory-impression device which isdesigned to occupy a position in the path of the handle of theresetting-shaft when said compulsory-impression device is operated;substantially as described.

51. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanisms andits drivingratchet, of a pawl for operating said ratchet, and a pivotedplate which is actuated when the ratchet-wheel is turned, said platelocking the pawl in engagement therewith; substantially as described.

52. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism, of aratchet therefor, a pawl for actuating said ratchet, a pivoted platecarrying a bell-hammer, said plate being notched to cooperate with aprojection on the pawl and hold the same in engagement with its ratchet,and means on said plate for cooperating with the ratchet-wheel;substantially as described.

53. In a fare-register, the combination with registering mechanism andits drivingratchet, of a pawl for operating said ratchet, said pawlbeing provided with a projection 29, of a rocking plate 32 which isoperated by the ratchet-wheel, said rocking plate having a recess forreceiving the projection 29, and means for tripping said plate so as tocause its disengagement from the pawl projection after the pawl hascompleted its stroke and operated the ratchet-wheel; substantially asdescribed.

5 1. In afare-register, the combination with recording mechanisms, of adating-wheel, and means for operating said dating-wheel, said meansbeing located in the interior of the casing and inaccessible except toan authorized person; substantially as described.

55. In a fare-register, the combination with recording and printingmechanisms, of a dating-wheel, a ratchet conjoined to said datingwheel,and a vibrating rod carrying a pawl in engagement with said ratchet,said rod terminating within the casing of the machine; substantially asdescribed.

56. Ina'fare-register, the combination With signature, in the presenceof two witnesses, a caslng, of panels lunged thereto, recording this19th day of November, 1901. mechamsm, a dating-Wheel, and means for opr1 1 crating said dating-Wheel, access to said means WILLIAM IXIRLHHOB 5being controlled by said hinged panels; sub- Witnesses:

stantially as described. GEORGE BAK'IGW'IGTJL,

In testimony whereof I hereunto alfix my RALPH KABsH.

